Boldon's Karl Godwin also boxed extremely well only to lose to the vastly more experienced Saul Spence of Belgrave.

Although he's through to the semis, Dickinson was bitterly disappointed - a lot of his supporters travelled to Ilkeston in Derbyshire but the Birtley boxer's opponent, Aaron Daniels, failed to turn up and Dickinson was given a walkover.

* WASHINGTON'S Ryan Wyndhan won on his debut when he beat Middlesbrough's Paul Ogan at Wellington.